1. Getting older while living with HIV in the United States Nokes, et al. U.S. participants (N=1293) Ages: 40-49 (n=687, 53%) 50-59 (n=514, 40%) 60+(n=092, 07%)

2. Results Older HIV+ people were living with more comorbidities, more likely to be taking HIV medications and less likely to have AIDS. Older HIV+ people had significantly higher mental functioning (SF-12), less depressive symptoms (CES-D), and better treatment self-efficacy (HIV- ASES) and better social capital. Further analysis will control race & education to determine if these significant relationships persist.

3. How to interpret these findings? Compare with general aging populations. Suggestion: The Health and Retirement Study, a 20-year nationwide survey of the health, economic and social status of older Americans, run out of the University of Michigan and supported by the National Institute on Aging. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/gap/cgi- bin/study.cgi?study_id=phs000428.v1.p1

4. Components Health measures include physical/psychological self-report, various health conditions, disabilities; cognitive performance; health behaviors (smoking, drinking, exercise), physical performance and anthropomorphic measures, and biomarkers (HbA1c, Total Cholesterol, HDL, CRP, Cystatin-C). Health services including utilization, insurance and out-of-pocket spending with linkage to Medicare records. Economic measures include employment status/history, earnings, disability, retirement, type of work, income by source, wealth by asset type, capital gains/debt, consumption, linkage to pensions, Social Security earnings/benefit histories. Extensive information on family structure, proximity, transfers to/from of money, time, social and psychological characteristics, as well as a wide range of demographics.